Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
jakdedert wrote:
Well there is lead solder in my house and I drink the water. No lead
poisoning yet..

How can you tell? FWIW, I think the ban on lead in plumbing makes a lot
of sense. Still, I'd think that there is very little--if any--lead in
actual contact with the water in a properly sweated joint.

Nor does the lead dissolve in water - lead pipes were in use for hundreds
of years. Of course it may depend on the type of water. Hard water coats
the insides of the pipes.


Actually, it's been posited that the use of lead plumbing was one of the
causes of the decline of the Roman Empire. That's just a story I've
heard, and upon what I based my opinion. The truth of it, and the
chemical reaction involved is beyond my experience.

jak